Old games re-making the world!!

edited April 2010 in General Chat
Dont know if it was posted, but just in case, here it is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQT_VoLtyIY&feature=youtu.be

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  • edited April 2010
    Not sure why I'm not wowed by this. I love retro games, and retro games of that era and platform. I also love New York City.

    ...

    It's probably the music.
  • edited April 2010
    I saw this last week via Kotaku, but it's just as awesome then as it is now.
  • edited April 2010
    Saw this yesterday, it's awesome.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited April 2010
    Haha, that's fantastic!! Awesome vid.

    That reminds me of something that's been puzzling me for a couple of years now: what's with the space invaders taking over the cities?

    I first saw one in Paris, and recently noticed one turn up in London. I'm sure I've seen one somewhere else in the world too... think it was Quito, but don't have a pic.

    Does anyone know anything about them?

    In Paris:

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    In London:

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  • edited April 2010
    Well, they got past our defenses of....um, green blocks in space and three spaceships. Earth's cities were the next logical step.
  • edited April 2010
    puzzlebox wrote: »
    Does anyone know anything about them?

    From what I understand it started from one guy doing artistic vandalism and it caught on elsewhere.
  • edited April 2010
    They both look like different designs to me, I doubt they're related. I could be wrong, though.
  • edited April 2010
    By caught on, I mean others thought it was a cool idea and started doing it as well. I guess certain people have certain styles.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited April 2010
    Well, they got past our defenses of....um, green blocks in space and three spaceships. Earth's cities were the next logical step.

    People walk past them like THEY'RE NOT EVEN THERE... were the 80s really so long ago? Has everyone forgotten the danger? The battles that were fought? The legions of brave soldiers zapping away precious moments of their lives in the struggle to keep Earth free of alien invaders??
    Fealiks wrote: »
    They both look like different designs to me, I doubt they're related. I could be wrong, though.

    I think it's too much of a coincidence for them to be unrelated, although they were probably done by different people.
    Giant Tope wrote: »
    By caught on, I mean others thought it was a cool idea and started doing it as well. I guess certain people have certain styles.

    That would make sense. I like this kind of thing, it makes the world a more interesting place. :)

    I'd be SO happy to see one of the little green one-eyed aliens from Commander Keen:

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  • edited April 2010
    By the way - there's a high-def version of this great video up on DailyMotion... :D

    Also, it's the neatest display of urban destruction since this - though it sure doesn't beat the 179kB size of "Debris"... :)

    np: Autechre - os veix3 (Oversteps)
  • edited April 2010
    Didn't like the music but the video was awesome.
  • edited April 2010
    Mute it and play Rush's "Malignant Narcissism" over the top instead. That's what I did :).
  • edited April 2010
    This is the way the world ends: not with a BLEEP but a BLOOP.
  • edited April 2010
    That was amazing! Would be frightened a bit to see Space Invaders....but never the less this is just spectacular!
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